incoming telephone call; telegram received
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
due form; official; formality
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
support; backing; aid; assistance
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
aeroplane taking off from a warship (airplane)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
in order; sequential; seriatim
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
how long; how much; to what extent
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation